Mina Weetaluktuk (1954) - Untitled (Traditional Arctic Motifs Bearing Descriptions In Inuktitut)

Untitled (Traditional Arctic Motifs Bearing Descriptions In Inuktitut)

cotton fabric, felt, sealskin, embroidery floss
309.89 cms x 154.9 cms (122.01 ins x 60.98 ins)
Signed In Syllabics
Lot offered for sale by Waddington's, Toronto at the auction event "Inuit Art Auction" held on Mon, Jun 1, 2015.
Lot 31
Estimate: CAD $3,000 - $5,000
Sale price withheld by the Auction house

Lot description - from the online catalogue*


This work is stylistically similar to tapestries made by Caroline Napartuk, Mina Napartuk, Malaya Crow and Annie Niviaxie. Mina taught the other women to make tapestries and often times they collaborated.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Waddington's auction house for permission to use.
Untitled (Traditional Arctic Motifs Bearing Descriptions In Inuktitut) by artist Mina Weetaluktuk